To create meaningful change by increasing communication, partnerships, and goodwill among stakeholders in the areas of mental health clinical research, advocacy, and treatment with emphasis on community and advocacy engagement, stigma reduction, and ensuring that clinical research is widely recognized as a trusted care option.
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In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, Mallory speaks with Jacqueline Sharp, the Arkansas Chapter Area Director for AFSP. The conversation has a focus on 988 usage and updates, including the fact that along with the increase in youth callers, there has been an uptick in calls from caregivers, which is very encouraging. Jacqueline is prioritizing 988 messaging and education across the state and especially among those populations most at risk – youth and farmers. With AFSP Arkansas State Capitol Day just wrapped up, Jacqueline was happy to share that among the advocates were two advocacy groups from local high schools joined the meetings with the AR legislators to advocate on behalf of support for mental health and suicide prevention resources.
We recognize that mental health clinical research is a particularly challenging area within research so we’ve brought together stakeholders from pharma, CRO’s, and sites to identify some obstacles and challenges unique to CNS research.
The STARR Site Certification is a result of these conversations.
WHY GET STARR CERTIFIED?
Leverage a greater network by engaging in the community and advocacy.
Increase subject retention and overall research success by promoting empathy and communication between site staff and patients.
Increase site staff’s overall job satisfaction and commitment by encouraging awareness and involvement in the bigger picture.
By becoming certified through the STARR Site Certification program, Sponsors and CRO’s are able to immediately identify research sites adhering to the STARR standards and best practices.
The Messaging Committee created a series of commercials to address the stigma of mental illness and promote research. These videos are available to Coalition members to use for website, social media, or television spots. We can edit your organizations information to the end of the spots. To see more videos, log into the Community Login and look in the Gallery.
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Saturday, March 4, 2023
A Thank You Letter to the Women who Raised Researchers… By Molly Little, Community Outreach Director for Neuro-Behavioral Research & the Ohio Center for Hope Growing up in middle America […]